Half of the nation's emergency departments have a physician or nurse dedicated to the role of pediatric emergency care coordinator—a three-fold increase since 2003, research shows. But only half have a disaster plan that addresses...
The data-driven Military Acuity Model aims to determine which tasks are most important to patient care, and which ones cost physicians and patients time and poorer health if they're not completed.
Evidence-based care models that address the specialized needs of elderly patients exist, but nearly one third of survey respondents say they "frequently" experience age-related discrimination from doctors or hospitals.
A paper by the chairman of the Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center finds "very little evidence" that the 30-day readmissions measure of quality "has any effect on overall survival." In fact, he says it, "drives a lot of...
Nebraska's move brings to 20 the number of states allowing nurse practitioners full practice authority, putting it "in line with the future of collaborative models of health care," according to one state lawmaker.
A "landmark" Supreme Court decision about teeth whitening service providers and scope of practice laws has national implications for nurses, too, says the American Nurses Association.
Patient satisfaction scores only modestly improve after hospitals are remodeled, research shows. What matters more is communication between providers and patients.
Picture yourself walking into a glitzy, gorgeous hotel...
A framework for compassionately connecting with patients is likely to ease patients' suffering and to lift HCAHPS scores, clinical quality measures, and reimbursements.
Alerting the general public to the problem of safe patient handling might put pressure on hospitals to finally implement—and stick to—already widely dispersed guidelines that aim to protect nurses.
